In times past the Iveragh area produced many skilled craftsmen and tradesmen but it is difficult to recollect anyone who honed their skills in the making of mandolins. However, the craft is now alive ...
BAY VIEW — Like many hobbies, Dennis O’Hern’s started modestly. He started playing the mandolin as a teen, and in 1983 he bought a mandolin-making kit and assembled it. “I thought, well, I could make ...